David Kotok
David Kotok is the Co-Founder and Chief Investment Officer of Cumberland Advisors, a trusted source for market expertise, personal service, and individual and institutional money management. He has guided Cumberland's investment strategy since its inception in 1973 and has served as the firm's CEO, CCO, and Portfolio Manager. Kotok is a celebrated genius when it comes to discerning the most important drivers of major global market trends. He has authored or co-authored five books and has written two monograph pamphlets. His articles and financial market commentaries have appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, Yahoo! Finance, MoneyShow, The Huffington Post and other publications.
David Kotok Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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Founder, Chairman, and Chief Investment Officer
Academic History
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B.S., Economics
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M.S., Organizational Dynamics
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M.A., Philosophy
CURRENT AFFILIATIONS
Director and Program Chairman, Global Interdependence Center
Member, National Association for Business Economics
Member, Philadelphia Council for Business Economics
Member, Philadelphia Financial Economists Group
EARLY CAREER
Kotok chaired the Central Banking Series and organized a five-continent dialogue held in Cape Town, Hong Kong, Hanoi, Milan, Paris, Philadelphia, Prague, Rome, Santiago, Shanghai, Singapore, Tallinn, and Zambia.
He has served as a Commissioner of the Delaware River Port Authority (DRPA) and on the Treasury Transition Teams for NJ Governor's Kean and Whitman.
He has also served as a board member of the New Jersey Economic Development Authority and as Chairman of NJ Casino Reinvestment Development Authority.
MEDIA & PUBLICATIONS
Kotok is a frequent contributor to CNBC programs, including Morning Call, Power Lunch, Kudlow & Company, Squawk on the Street, Squawk Box Asia, and Worldwide Exchange.
His articles and financial market commentaries have appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, Yahoo! Finance, MoneyShow, The Huffington Post and other publications.
He has authored or co-authored five books, including The Fed and the Flu: Parsing Pandemic Economic Shocks (released February 2025), the second edition of From Bear to Bull with ETFs and Adventures in Muniland.
He has also written two monograph pamphlets, “Lessons from Thucydides,” which details information asymmetries and their implications for investors and world affairs, and “Zika,” a work which compiles David’s research, interviews, and personal experience concerning the Zika virus.